Legal Opinion
Wideman v. Watson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 17, 2015No. 14-1483UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
TERRENCE L. O’BRIEN, Circuit Judge.
The district court, acting sua sponte, dismissed an amended complaint (Complaint) filed by Eugene Wideman, Jr., for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The dismissal was without prejudice. Nevertheless, Wideman appeals from it. Because his Complaint does not fairly allege a legally sufficient federal connection, we affirm. 1
Wideman claims to have suffered an injury while working as a federal employee, for which he received compensation under the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8152. According to his Complaint,…
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